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Diet: In Praise of Dal-Rice

Rujuta Diwekar

In following Western dietary guidelines, we have given up our own food wisdoms handed down the generations by the women in our homes

The Big Fat Indian Story

Sugar is not all you should watch out for in a hearty meal

High on Love

Don't become second to a drug

McBattle

The burger market sizzles like never before

Organ Swaps: The Domino Chain of Life

Organ swaps are happening between numerous families simultaneously to work around the problem of long waiting lists

A Grain of Truth

When did sweets become an integral part of our diet? In ancient times, honey was probably the source of all sweetness. The first evidence of crystalline sugar in human history comes from India

Zika Virus

Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable since the Zika virus can cause unborn babies severe brain damage. This has led to plenty of panic

A Bittersweet Nightmare

Contrary to popular belief, diabetes is no longer restricted to the affluent anymore. Some of the worst affected are those who have migrated from an active rural lifestyle to an urban sedentary job

Undoing the Ordinary

The carefully postured bodies in the paintings of Francisco Goya, or the ones reduced to an abstraction in the sculptures of Alberto Giacometti, transform into bizarre entities in a fascinating exhibition that examines notions of health and healing in India

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